AICPA is committed to promoting CPAs as the most trusted professional and premier provider of tax services. We offer information and resources related to tax return planning, preparation, examination and representation, with practices tools to assist with navigating IRS, tax practice quality control and management, as well as guidance and best practices related to tax ethics and practice standards. Tax Section members have access to additional member-only resources and practice aids throughout the tax interest area.

Spotlight News

Due Date Changes Enacted for Tax Year 2016
President Obama signed a bill to extend highway funding that provides new due dates and extension dates for certain entities including C Corps and partnerships.The AICPA has long pushed for these change to create a more logical flow of information so taxpayers can file a timely and accurate return.

IRS Issues Draft Form 3115
The IRS on Wednesday posted a draft version of a revised Form 3115, Application for Change in Accounting Method, which incorporates revisions to the process for requesting accounting method changes that were made by Rev. Proc. 2015-13. Accompanying draft instructions have not been posted.

Identity Theft Information and Tools
Tax practitioners and their clients are concerned about the growing epidemic of tax-related identity theft in America - both refund theft and employment theft. We have a dedicated webpage that provides links to relevant articles, videos, tools, templates, and AICPA advocacy efforts.

Did you miss the AICPA Tax Section’s tangible property webcast series with expert Eric Wallace? Or maybe you were in attendance but didn’t have a chance to catch the Q&As? Good news - answers to questions you may have are now posted to our Tangible Property webcast archive library.

In recent year, dealing with the IRS has becoming increasingly challenging. Our new IRS Practice and Tax Administration resource page is your one-stop shop for resources to help you navigate IRS procedure and feel confident that you are effectively serving your client's IRS issues.

We offer information, guidance, resources and practice aids to help our members navigate the multiple practice standards and ethics rules that govern tax practitioners, including the SSTSs and Circular 230, to help our members maintain the highest professional standards in tax practice.

Template letter to provide to your clients that may be impacted by divorce issues related to the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). It provides important information on the law and highlights the services that you offer to help navigate the situation. View all Divorce Guidance and Resources here.

AICPA Tax Division

This video walks you through the intricacies of how Tax Division staff and volunteers work together to accomplish our mission to serve the public interest and assist AICPA members to be the most trusted professional providers of tax services.

We discuss the roles of our important technical resources panels and committees and then encourage you to join in on our efforts.

Tax Section Volunteer Opportunities

"The Tax Section serves the public interest by assisting AICPA members to be the most trusted professional providers of tax services, and by advocating sound tax policy and effective tax administration."

We have approximately 280 volunteers serving across 15 volunteer groups, including committees, tax technical resource panels, task forces, and other working groups. Our volunteers are divided into three categories: advocacy, member service, and ethics.

These groups are an invaluable resource to the Institute as they provide guidance on complex and sometimes high-profile tax issues and serve as the subject matter experts behind the guidance and resources developed as a benefit of Tax Section membership. Visit our Community page for more information.

You must be a Tax Section member to apply for to be a volunteer in the Tax Division.